Compassionate Communication with NVC - Learning to Love Ourselves and Others

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Ready to elevate your communication and build deeper connections? Join our interactive Nonviolent Communication event to learn and practice the art of empathy in a welcoming, hands-on environment. You will leave with practical tools to foster greater understanding and harmony in both your personal and professional relationships.

date	time	event link
Sun, Nov 30, 2025 (meeting Donut)	5:45 PM to 7:45 PM	meetup.com map
Thur, Dec 04, 2025 (meeting Custard)	5:45 PM to 7:45 PM	meetup.com map
Wed, Nov 17, 2025 (meeting Custard)	5:45 PM to 7:45 PM	meetup.com map

Why NVC?

Using compassionate communication, we can gain a better understanding of ourselves and others

As humans, we need to be able to feel and express our emotions, whether considered “right” or “wrong”, and accept and understand our emotions, without interpretation or judgement

Our emotions can uncover our needs

We also need to find healthy ways to express our wants and needs; we are more likely to get our needs met because we did express our feelings and needs in an authentic and open way

Experience more harmony and understanding with people in your life
Have less painful, shorter conflicts
Have more awareness of your needs, wants and desires
Have your needs expressed and understood
Increase alignment between your values and actions
Translate judgments into dialogues & requests
Increase harmony and understanding among others
Stay more centered, open and effective in conflicts

The Four Principles of NVC

Observation: Learning to observe without judgment or evaluation, allowing us to clearly identify what is happening without interpreting it through our own filters.
Feelings Awareness: Developing an awareness of our emotions and those of others, recognizing them as important indicators of our needs and values.
Needs Identification: Discovering the universal human needs that drive our behaviors and emotions, fostering empathy for ourselves and others.
Request: Learning to make clear, positive requests that are actionable and specific, providing a constructive path forward.

We will practice

Understanding ourselves better
Understanding others better
Having compassion for ourselves and others
Having no judgement for ourselves and others
Connecting with each other
Not making assumptions
Expressing our emotions, needs and wants

The tools we will use

Additional Resources

https://l2o2.org/

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